"I put him," he replied, still speaking in his sleep, "under the boiling vat."

"I put him," he replied, still speaking in his sleep, "under the boiling vat."
"I put him," he replied, still speaking in his sleep, "under the boiling vat."

"I put him," he replied, still speaking in his sleep, "under the boiling vat."

Datenot dated
Artist (American illustrator, 1880–1944)
Illustration CitationDate and place of publication not identified
MediumCrayon, gouache, and ink wash on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 13 5/8 × 15 1/16 × 1/16 in. (34.6 × 38.3 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Janet Hall, 2011
Object number2011-9
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe title of this drawing, which is inscribed on the reverse, refers to an anecdote reported in various legal and religious texts, and in literature about dreams. Seven years after committing a murder, a man relives the act in a dream, and when questioned while still asleep, he confesses to the crime.
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